Summary: region known to the Chinese as Shendu (India). Later, Pan Ku, who was sent as an ambassador to Ta-hia (Kushan Empire), mentioned that the Ta-hia Empire included over thirty states. This indicates the vast extent of the Kusana Empire in its northwestern boundary, up to the region near the Oxus river. This information from Chinese sources hints at the comprehensive territorial expanse of the Kusana Empire, including regions beyond the Oxus river like Bactria and Sogdiana. These records suggest that the Kusanas held sway over a substantial area bordering the Oxus river and extended their influence towards the boundaries of modern-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.